‘WRITE WHERE IT HURTS’ said Ernest Hemmingway

Imahuman
Imahuman
Nov 6 · 2 min read

Do you do this? Or would you prefer to write some humor and screw it all?

Ernest Hemingway said to write where it hurts. I know he did this but is it always best?

OK, Ernest thanks for sharing this. Yes, it does seem like a good idea to write where it hurts. Some say it is more real, more powerful writing — when there is pain behind it.

‘Many traumatic events (e.g., car accidents, natural disasters, etc.) are of time-limited duration. However, in

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